Dryden
noun
John, 1631–1700, English poet, dramatist, and critic.
Drydenic
-
a word derived from
Dryden.
Example Sentences
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There is as marked a difference between the Drydenic and the Swiftian types of satire, between that of Cleiveland and that of Pope, as between the diverse schools known as the "Horatian" and the "Juvenalian".
From English Satires by William Henry Oliphant Smeaton
Before pointing out the differences between the Drydenic and post-Drydenic satire let us note very briefly the special characteristics of the former.
From English Satires by William Henry Oliphant Smeaton
His versification, too, is decidedly of the Drydenic type.
From Poetical Works by Charles Churchill
